Best Buddies Wisconsin’s Advisory Board Honored BBWI For the second year in a row Best Buddies International has selected Wisconsin for the prestigious ‘Board Builder’ Award...Date: 3/26/2012 Wauwatosa East students pledge to end the “R” word Angelica Duria In a school-wide assembly Wednesday, author and gold medal Special Olympian Cindy Bentley shared her story of how she was called the “R” word and how hurtful name calling can be...Date: 3/7/2012 Students learn to choose words wisely Rick Romano While the Facebook page making fun of Special Olympics athletes that stained the integrity of Elmbrook students is long gone, the Elmbrook School District continues its efforts to create a more inclusive environment...Date: 2/28/2012 Packers Named Community Quarterback Award Recipients Jan. 11 PRESS RELEASE The Green Bay Packers named 10 Community Quarterback Award winners Wednesday, Jan. 11, and honored the recipients at a lunch in the Legends Club inside the Lambeau Field Atrium...Date: 1/12/2012 Best Buddies Wisconsin receives Miracle on Canal Street Support PRESS RELEASE Thirty children’s charities from southeastern Wisconsin split $989,239 after Potawatomi Bingo Casino announced the amount of money raised during their 2011 Miracle on Canal Street program on December 9, 2011...Date: 1/5/2012 Northwestern Mutual Foundation Grants Focus on Children with Special Needs PRESS RELEASE Over $350,000 given to 14 nonprofits dedicated to supporting Wisconsinites with cognitive, mental and physical disabilities...Date: 11/10/2011 Best Buddies Builds New Friendships And Acceptance Carol Spaeth-Bauer One of Best Buddies Wisconsin’s newest chapters, Mukwonago High School, was featured in a Mukwonago newspaper. As a new chapter this year, Mukwonago got the attention of a local reporter who finds what this school and its student leaders are starting to be quite a positive thing...Date: 11/8/2011 Best Buddies Wisconsin Selected for Miracle on Canal Street BBWI Best Buddies Wisconsin was named one of 30 charities that will receive support through Potawatomi Bingo Casino’s 18th annual Miracle on Canal Street program...Date: 8/23/2011 Best Buddies Joins Miss Wisconsin USA BBWI Miss Wisconsin USA & Miss Wisconsin Teen USA supports friendship and social inclusion by raising awareness and contributions for Best Buddies Wisconsin...Date: 8/22/2011 Best Buddies Club Begins at West Caylin Rosene On Tuesday, March 8th, 2011, West students met with Special Education teacher Sarah Chavez, and local Best Buddies liasons Rachel Konetzke and Teri Bromberek to talk about beginning a chapter of the Best Buddies program at Wauwatosa West High School...Date: 3/11/2011 Best Buddies Highlighted for the Meet the Need Segment Best Buddies Wisconsin Radio Milwaukee 88.9 WYMS has selected Best Buddies Wisconsin as one of its organizations to highlight for the annual ‘Meet the Need’ segment...Date: 12/3/2010 Best Buddies Wisconsin Selected for Special Holiday Nonprofit Promotion By Fox 6 News Best Buddies Wisconsin Fox 6 Television has selected Best Buddies Wisconsin as one of its six charitable focuses for this holiday season...Date: 12/1/2010 Thirsty Boy Helps Promote The Best Buddies Brand Of Friendship Best Buddies Wisconsin BBF? Thirsty Boy and Best Buddies Wisconsin partner together to compete in the “Building Partners For Humanity” contest hosted by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...Date: 11/22/2010 Annual Leadership Breakfast Brings Volunteerism To Forefront Carrie Raymond Bedore Best Buddies Milwaukee to hold event on June 2 with guest speakers and organization volunteers...Date: 5/24/2010 We Are Best Buddies: Join Our Global Movement! Best Buddies International In 2001, Best Buddies International (BBI) made a commitment to enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities around the world by setting a goal to expand our programs into 50 countries by the end of 2010...Date: 1/5/2010 Benihana Partners With Best Buddies And FIJI Water to Kick-off A Season Of Giving Best Buddies International Throughout the month of November, Benihana will donate 100% of proceeds from the sale of bottled FIJI Water at all 76 U.S. restaurant locations to Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization with a mission to change the lives of people with intellectual disabilities... Date: 11/2/2009 Marquette University Honored As one of 9 Outstanding Chapters at Best Buddies International's 20th Annual Student Leadership Conference Best Buddies International The Best Buddies chapter at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was presented with an Outstanding Chapter Award at Best Buddies International's 20th Annual Best Buddies Leadership Conference, July 24-27, 2009... Date: 7/27/2009 Good Kids Doing Good Things Lisa Weisman Whitney Kelly has more Buddies than she knows what to do with. Kelly, a senior at Homestead High School, is president of the Best Buddies chapter there... Date: 2/5/2009 Faces of Hope: Buddies Crossing Barriers at School Felicia Lynn Thomas In his 16 years in education, Mike Cady has witnessed a paradigm shift. Walking through the hallways of Franklin High School between classes, Cady, the school's principal, marvels as he watches students interacting, laughing and talking...Date: 1/9/2009 Best Buddies Wisconsin $5,000 Gift From Days of Sharing Program Matt Braun Northwestern Mutual program awards gifts to employee-nominated organizations... Date: 12/5/2008
